Okay, to find length CE, your going to know the value of <em>x</em>. Length BC + CE = BD + DE. 3x+47+x+26=27+x+10 Simplify the equation to get 4x+73=37+x you can choose one of four ways to continue, but I will choose to subtract x 3x+73=37 Subtract 73 from both sides of the equal sign 3x=-36 divide by 3 on both sides of the equal sign to get the value of x x=-12
Now, plug in -12 for x in length CE to get -12+26=14
